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Archaeology Notes
Event ID 678922
Category Descriptive Accounts
Type Archaeology Notes
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/678922
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(NN 9763 0549) Glendevon Castle (NR)
OS 6" map, (1958).
A much altered fortalice, now a farmhouse, dating mainly from the early 17th century. It is on the Z-plan, consisting of a main block with a square tower projecting at the north end and another in the opposite direction at the south. Only the south tower remains complete, the building being lowered and finished in a mixture of lean-to slating and sham crenellations.
The east wall of the main block is 9ft thick - an indication that it contains the remains of a much earlier castle - apparently a massive oblong tower or keep, possibly of the 15th century.
N Tranter 1962-70.
Generally as described by Tranter, Glendevon Castle has been converted into licensed premises and a dwelling house, retaining much of its original 15th and 17th century architecture.
A plaque states that the castle was built as a keep by the Red Douglas around 1442.
Visited by OS (R D), 28 June 1967.
